The Commuter Survival Pack

Commuting can be a dangerous lifestyle, and requires much preparation. From leaving the driveway at 8:15am to returning home by 5:00pm, there will be certain necessities to ease your way throughout the day. 

The Backpack.

First and foremost lets take a look at the backpack:

1. Laptop
2. Quality (bigger then most) Backpack.
3. College Ruled Spiral Notebooks
4. Pens/Pencils
5. Laptop
6. Headphones
7. Calculator
8. Laptop
9. Individual Class Folders
10. Laptop

As you may have guessed by the list above, bringing your laptop along with you is a must. Finding yourself with an hour of spare time between classes, without a laptop you will find that any productive time becomes increasingly difficult. I would like to point out that "spiral notebooks" for writing paper and "individual class folders," whether you have that specific class during the present day, is a must. Having these two items is very helpful in the down time for studying.

Inside the Car.

Another factor you may want to consider is what you bring along with you within your vehicle:

1. Lunchbox
2. Phone Charger
3. CD/Ipod/Iphone Stereo Player
4. Class Text Books
5. Jacket/Rain Coat
6. Umbrella (optional)
7. Spare Change
8. Water Bottle

Commuting demands that your vehicle becomes a partial living space during the day, and being prepared is certainly convenient to reduce the stress that college produces. During the drive, luxurious features such as a phone charger and personal music are always nice. Also, I strongly recommend packing a lunch each morning, this helps financially and is much less expensive then the $8.00 chicken wrap at the local 7-eleven. Spare change is handy for tolls (if required) or campus vending machines, and I even found useful for making photo-copies at the university library that requires a fee. Class textbooks, again for studying. is nice to keep in the back seat so you won't have to carry the extra weight in your bag but is still accessible. Preparing a survival pack within you vehicle is a convenient way to keep personal items, that you can access during the day (similar to what a dorm room has). 

If you still have questions after reading this blog of what to bring or not bring with you, I will gladly leave feedback based on my personal experience!